Sometimes when you are working with a computer, you won’t know basic information, such as the name of the computer, the logon domain, or the current user. This can happen when you get called to support a computer in another department within your organization and when you are working remotely. Here are some cmdlets that…

Windows Server 2008 R2 provides a utility that lets you use a command line to convert FAT volumes to NTFS. Find out how to use this tool. Follow our daily tips:• facebook.com/TechNetTips• twitter.com/TechNetTips• blogs.technet.com/tnmag

BranchCache uses peer-to-peer networking across LANs to reduce file sharing and HTTP traffic across the WAN. When you enable BranchCache, client computers running Windows 7 keep a local cached copy of data that they copy from a file or Web server running Windows Server 2008 R2. If another computer running Windows 7 on the same…

Get an overview of the AGPM roles you can assign to administrators and the permissions each role provides. Follow our daily tips:• facebook.com/TechNetTips• twitter.com/TechNetTips• blogs.technet.com/tnmag

Find out how you can use AGPM to create GPO templates that make it easier to create new GPOs in your organization. Follow our daily tips:• facebook.com/TechNetTips• twitter.com/TechNetTips• blogs.technet.com/tnmag

SQL Server and its components have specific rights and permissions from the startup service account. You can configure services to use different types of built-in accounts (or you can configure services to use domain accounts). To specify a built-in account for a SQL Server service, here’s what you need to do. Follow our daily tips:•…